New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. Tom attempts to find his son, and eventually becomes convinced that he must take a stand and fight for the freedom of the Colonies, alongside the aristocratic rebel Daisy McConnahay. As Tom undergoes his change of heart, the events of the war unfold in large-scale grandeur.
Al Pacino
as Tom Dobb
Donald Sutherland
as Sgt. Maj. Peasy
Nastassja Kinski
as Daisy McConnahay
Joan Plowright
as Mrs. McConnahay
Dave King
as Mr. McConnahay
Dexter Fletcher
as Ned Dobb
Sid Owen
as Young Ned
Richard O'Brien
as Lord Hampton
Steven Berkoff
as Sgt. Jones
Annie Lennox
as Liberty Woman
Paul Brooke
as Lord Darling
Graham Greene
as Ongwata
